Cuba, New Mexico

About Cuba

Set in the northern part of New Mexico, Cuba is a tiny community with an estimated population of 640.

Officially, Cuba is an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 3.26 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 196 residents per square mile.

📰 Cuba News Today

• Former Cuba police officer alleges retaliation in whistleblower lawsuit KOAT · Jul 29
• Firefighters battling two lighting-caused fires near Cuba KOB 4 · Aug 4
• New Wildfire Starts & Updates On Santa Fe National Forest ... Lightning Started Fires Within Cuba, Española, Pecos Ranger Districts Los Alamos Daily Post · Aug 6
• SFNF: New Starts And Updates Include Lightning Started Fires Within Cuba, Espanola And Pecos Ranger Districts Los Alamos Reporter · Aug 5
• Thunderstorm crosses Northern New Mexico NM Fire Info · Jun 15

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Cuba Unique

• One of 6 places in the US named Cuba — but the New Mexico one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in northern New Mexico, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of New Mexico — one of 528 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 18 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Cuba

• Del Prado Cafe (café)
• El Bruno's Restaurante y Cantina — mexican
• Espresson Lane — coffee shop (café)
• K-Shack Korean Grill — korean
• Presciliano's Cafe — mexican

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Cuba Rams · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Cuba

• Bluebird Mesa Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Elk Springs Area of Critical Environmental Concern · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Saint Francis of Assisi Park reviews ★
• Sandoval County Event Center reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Cuba

• CUBA ELEMENTARY
• CUBA HIGH
• CUBA MIDDLE
• LYBROOK ELEMENTARY
• Ojo Encino Day School
• Pueblo Pintado Community School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Cuba

🏘️ Nearby Communities